Frequently, it's handy to be able to cut out an area of your sketch after
you've already drawn all the area lines, and is particularly useful for drawing
an attached garage. Here's how it works:
- Let's say you want to add a 20' × 20' garage on the lower left
side of the sketch below.
- Since you've already drawn the area lines, sketch the garage starting on
the area line where the garage door is located. Click the arrow next to the
Draw icon (
) select Area
Lines, and place your cursor on the area line where you intend to
start drawing.
- Draw area lines corresponding
to the dimensions of the garage. When you close the area (this happens
automatically when the area line you're drawing meets the existing area line,
effectively "closing" the area), notice that TOTAL Sketch attempts to detect
the type of area you just sketched. If it detected the wrong area type, simply
change it.
- Now that the area you drew has been cut out of the existing area, it is
now autonomous from the original area. You can even move the new area independently from the
rest of the sketch.
